The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-04

hut for tbs sslse Of harmony had agrsed ts
leave it TO the convention.
Mrs Adama said that the Hslrngndnent Waa
clearly liefure the eouinit tee- Il haa nseR
before tho cnaln1ittee on roBalJtiune anu as
tsi,rsell. i1ut no action had been aken on H.;
10 was NOS q nav matter ana eonla y Aused
BIr. Avery did not see why tl,e g15nendniP,nl ,,
FErni1 not exclude every lsepubllcans Lit
flifl ROT tbink however, that Use state Zen
trsi Committee hud tins right 20 diqBate "
flic parish committees. Ilte5 MeLe INT piles
Who ind m fight 10 decide Fuch matters
he beloved il was al Bncroaehn1enS On tLia'l
sfr ailr-,1gp hero stated that he had waited
for the riiiIIE Of the chair- ,-,,tta
Mr. IasfrenssiI dszti that ne lAtl rtiteu tll'1t
tn amendment MSS in order. ,.,.,.-.,.A-
MI lgr4en said that he dld no lllteltl 70
throw a hre brand INTO Tire rElika o. ~, ~
Dpn.arratic PARTY. Il did nos m.stter hLat
T1IpE the uarEsh committees passed IN foEatu
TO flsps or sunBtable8. The position 81 INC
Dallp6Tatic party should be clearly defined;
r Eh01lil align its ranks and be Democrats
ay,gl Efsasl IN tF nominee Of its conventions,
III did not mean to hurt suy Democrat
by his resolution, hg dlu not know
who had yoted Tor hiiiae AZ ~ t S5aI
that the time hsd GrTlEprt when the ralils o.
fj,T' sssgty gI1fs13d be BoAidihed, 50 that when
its member enlisted sIltler ~ P4nlllefsI ulAt
thor plnaEsd their honor 10 abide by the res
sllf. H6 knew The cid saying about ''l-et
sim who is without SIN cast tho lFst Stone,
flp could say, and Rsy' truthtuliy. that NC mac
Y,nvpr scratched o Democratic bckef IN ms
ife. He wanted 10 know il tho plTty pro
I,1ss7 b. be so liberal as to throw open rs
ranks every four yesFs and nave q grand olu
low feast to sa1 to Hapuhllcans; Aoa o ~
roma to fhO primaries, and then bolt or 90
what you want, and then open the RANKS
iii the committee WAS composed Of Demo
Gratis Of that stripe, it could vote the rHsoiu-
fiogl ffnvu: If moi, vote for the resolution, IS
M Democrats did not need in their pr
mares tine votes OF those who voted Tor
R,sfne sud Logan. The victory OF the
Democratic party IN -nsrionat and State con-
tests had been won by y close alignment OF
the Democratic ranks. This proved tllat the
ranks should hG closed. If people, who had
not been DCm0crnt Is row desired 10 be Demo
CTnfE let them vote st the general |eleclun5
and thus prove their falth. hlr. bEdeI SAID
that If the committee should vote down nus
resolution Ire would submit to the wall oil the
majority. but in his opinion democracy
meant party containing Democrats.
MIR JCffries said that he felt that u was
necessary for him to say te" words in pc
half Of those members OF the committee on
resolutions who objected to the resolution.
lie too. belonged 10 that wing OF the party
that had never scratched Ticket. I lie mefLi-
voted for the report as presented thought Il
sufficient to SAY that Nc one should
participate in the primaries except
Democrats. They thought it unnCc:
the Democrats Of the various wards ana
parishes would make the necessary rules II
had bapn years eiuee we bad had general
election. SR9ppEa a lifelong Republican
voted for IaEan instead OF Hero, would the
Democrats say that such man should De
3ir. Ogden iuterrupte5 Mr. Jeffries. He
was wiling to accept Mr.. JeftrleS' amend
III. Adams wanted to know if Mr.. Jeffries
would permit him to insert another PROPOSE
ton: That every man who voted against a
Democratic Congressman be excluded ION
the primaries (BOng ana loud upDidusC.
Mr.. JgfJgIgs did not repsy to hir- Adams:
that is. IL be did it WAS lost in the appliance:
When he resumed lus remarks he held that
any man who voted thu Democratic ticket
had right to VOC at tho primaries.
MIR. WinElltte claimed the floor, BE bad
always voted TIN Democratic ticket He was
O better Democrat than some Democrats DO
cause he carried his principles 30 far that lac
voted for himself when he was nominated.
daughter. he thought 1t YVES time to draw
the party lines closely. He Thought 50 when
the member from Grant. This man who pBT-
ticipRtCd in q Democratic caucus Of Demo
CRITIC Legislature was member OF the hepuB-
liCnn Executive Committee ut Grant DaTlEh.
He agreed that the line sEUull be drawn and
drawn tightly, but he wanted to commence
q the top and 20 down, not at the bottom
and 60 M. Why cOnfiuo the rule to the
President and Governor: any man who
scratches a ticket, even down to q
constable, might be ineluded. Democracy
means home rule; the parish committee
knows better who were Democrats thin any
one else. The committee in CaddO knew
more about its Democrats than any 0utsid-
ers.
Mr.. Plerson objected to the amendment be-
GBugeit was an innovation. The people of his
parish wOnld oppose IT. he did not fee! IN
mood 10 dictate to them how to Judge a
Democrat. He believed that the power was
with them. Tho members OF the committee
were To creatures OF the parishes, and had
no right to dictate to them. The right TO
judge Democrats was power that had al
ways belonged TO them. They were the
judges, they were Of the people, and knew
more Of the Democracy OF their parishes
than the committee. The plan in Rc-
0ttiOn was impracticabie. AT the last election
the voting was lone by sealed ballots; how
WIS any man to know hOwRnOther man voted
unless he gave testimony agaipEt hlnseR.
The MANNER Of deciding the political status
Of a man should be left entirely with the par
lsh committee. The resolution was an lnnO-
vatioD on the rights Of parish committees
and sgEs outside of the jurisdiction Of the
committee
Mr. Curry, Of Caddo, interrupted the
speaker, asking him what committee should
decide ~ 10 the poiihual standing Of 6 voter,
biF. Plerson answered thai the only com
mltt6e in his parish was Democratic: they
had no other there. laughter Dir. Pier
son questioned the rights Of the committee
to pass the resolution.
Mr.. Adams wanted to know Il there was
any way Of hmlh1g the spesk4F to Two hours.
Mr. PiersaM thought that he cDnld do with
one hour and 1ifty-tiVe minutes If the inter
ruptons were not recorded. Proceeding
with his speech Mr.. Pierson wanted to know
how the committee was 10 enforce its
mandates. He protested most solemnly that
his parish committee was able to decide who
was a Democrat and who was not.
Sir. Adams called for the enforcement Of
the one hour and 1fty-tiYe, minute rule.
[IsEughter,l
4.
exceedingly rapid. More laughter Con
tlnuing Mr.. PieTson held That it would be
safe to Say that his people would not abide By
the resolution. The people OF Red River par
| lsh were lifelong Democrats, the G0ushatta
proved that Again he protested against the
/ resolution.
Mr.. Ogden followed Mr.. Pierson. He was
sorry to see that he had worked up such 3
| hOTnets nest. he had not questioned the
| Democracy Of the member Of Grant or Rec
! River OF any other member. No testimony
| was needed to establish the Democracy Of tia
| geDtlemRnfrOm Red River, and il it were /
| could be found throughout tRe entire valley.
de Was astoniEhed at the argument and op.
| position to the sample propagation that nc
person who had voted for Blaine and L0gar
| or Stevenson should vote at o Democratic
primary. He was surprised thai it shoult
! kick up such y rumpus.
| Mr. Pierson here arose again, but bafoft
he could speak MIR. Ogden asked if the Demo
cratic parish eOmmittees Of the yaFioul
pariEhes were afraid to pass the resolution
Nh. WicltlItiG interrupted Mr. Ogden, wheI
ar; JRstrelnski called the gentleman Il
order; he said that he must stop the aTgu
ment. The discussion was takin1- too vide,
range, aud he wonld insist that saGl gentle
man who DESIRED to speak 70 tke r solution
should oontine himself to it and Enat ther
| Mr.. Wiekliffe asked ii the chair would re
tlse 90 permit him 10 ask q question whic
M, ogden had signihed his Willingness t
!, RIr. Jastrumski said that he woald not